Bundesliga

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Final home game of the season against Frankfurt

FC Schalke 04 will take on Eintracht Frankfurt in their final match at the VELTINS-Arena this season on Saturday (15/5, 15:30 CEST). Head coach Dimitrios Grammozis is expecting a tough match.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: The last few minutes were typical of this season

After a 2-1 defeat to Hertha BSC, both head coaches plus Shkodran Mustafi spoke to the media.

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Schalke defeated by Hertha despite early Harit goal

FC Schalke 04 were beaten 2-1 at home by Hertha BSC on Wednesday (12/5). Amine Harit gave S04 an early lead, before goals from Dedryck Boyata and Jessic Ngankam gave the visitors the win.

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Hertha game can go ahead

Tuesday’s PCR tests (11 May) confirmed a further positive coronavirus case in the FC Schalke 04 first team. The player in question is now in strict isolation within the quarantine training camp. He is now the third player with a positive coronavirus test result. The other two players were already isolating at home before the quarantine training camp began. Four other players, who were categorised in ‘contact group one’ are also under quarantine.

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S04 take on Hertha BSC in rescheduled fixture

FC Schalke 04 will host Hertha BSC in the VELTINS-Arena on Wednesday (12 May, 18:00 CEST) in the rescheduled Matchday 31 fixture. "We will work on a strategy with the players in order to play a good game and get as much as possible out of it. That’s our focus," said head coach Dimitrios Grammozis. "We are aware that we need to show a different side to us from the one in the second half against Hoffenheim," he underlined.

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Ralf Fährmann: That just wasn’t good enough

Despite a 2-0 lead at half time, Schalke were beaten in Sinsheim on Saturday afternoon by TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Both head coaches spoke to the media about the game, while Sead Kolasinac and Ralf Fährmann also discussed the defeat.

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Royal Blues lose 4-2 in Hoffenheim

FC Schalke 04 were beaten 4-2 away at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday afternoon. Mark Uth and Shkodran Mustafi put S04 ahead with two first-half goals, before the hosts turned the game around with goals from Andrej Kramaric, Kevin Akpoguma, Christoph Baumgartner and Ihlas Bebou after the break.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: The focus is back on football

Despite relegation to Bundesliga 2 being confirmed on the last matchday, FC Schalke 04 will not be taking it easy for the remainder of the season, said head coach Dimitrios Grammozis. Ahead of Saturday’s game at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (8/5, 15:30 CEST), Grammozis said “We are fully focused on the remaining four games and want to pick up as many points as possible.”

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Home game against Hertha rescheduled

A new date for the postponed home game against Hertha BSC has been announced. S04 will take on the side from the capital on Wednesday, 12th May (18:00 CEST).

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Dimitrios Grammozis: A really sad time for all Schalker

The 1-0 loss in Bielefeld on Tuesday night (20/4) confirmed that S04 will spend next season in the second division. Both head coaches plus Gerald Asamoah commented on the 90 minutes in the SchücoArena as well as Schalke’s situation.

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1-0 defeat in Bielefeld confirms S04 will play in the second tier next season

FC Schalke 04 lost 1-0 at Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday night (20/4). The only goal of the game was scored by Fabian Klos (50’). As a result, the Royal Blues can no longer avoid falling into the second division, with a 13-point gap now between them and the relegation play-off position and just four games to play.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: Showing an appropriate reaction against Bielefeld

Following a disappointing performance in Freiburg, the Royal Blues are looking to bounce back against Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday (20/4, 20:30 CEST) by building on their efforts against Leverkusen and Augsburg. Benito Raman could make his return to head coach Dimitrios Grammozis’ squad.